Island School celebration

Island School third-graders (from left) Kamora McMillin, 9, Axel Gibson, 9, and Deacon Tate, 9, perform a traditional Japanese dance called soran bushi Thursday. The performance was part of end of a monthlong study of Japanese culture. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Island School head of school Trish King in her kimono at the Japanese cultural study culmination event. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Takako Satoh, of Bainbridge Island, plays traditional Japanese songs Thursday for the students of Island School. She is playing a koto, a Japanese horizontal harp. The event was the culmination of the school’s study of Japan and its culture. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Island School fourth- and fifth-graders runs and play taiko drums at the Japanese cultural study culmination event Thursday. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN

Island School second-graders (from left) Andrew Goidel, 7, Henry Mariotti, 8, and Antonio Brown, 8, read in class before they dance as part of the culmination of the school’s look at Japan and its culture. LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN